We developed the device in our garage and eventually sold it internationally.
But for 27 years, Dr. House had faced stern opposition while he was developing the device.
Trained as a nuclear physicist, Cover developed the device partly in response to the emerging trend of airplane hijackings.
Dr Robert Marchbanks has developed the device at the Hampshire hospital known as the cerebral and cochlear fluid pressure (CCFP) analyser.
He worked with Philips in developing the device, which is officially named the Intelligent Pill and which Philips calls the iPill for short.
The scientists from India who developed the device claim that it can deliver clean drinking water to a family at a cost of $2.50 per year.
Mr. Valliere, who stepped down last year to develop the device, said that classical music had become an unfamiliar language for contemporary audiences.
Mr. Farra is president and chief executive of Microchips Inc., the company that is developing the device under license from M.I.T.
Professor Nick Macklon, medical director at Complete Fertility Centre Southampton, located at the city's Princess Anne Hospital, helped to develop the device.
"We were inspired by Microsoft Paint and Photoshop," says Kevin Harrison, from the San Francisco start-up that has been developing the device for the past two years with a team of electronic engineers and colour scientists.
